Golf game



July 8, 1930. E. J. BARANY l I, I 1,770,191

I GOLF GAME `0rgina1 Filed Dec. 5. 1927 Fig'. 1-

Patented July 8, 1930 UNITED STATES EDWARD J'. BARANY, 0F NEW YORK, N. Y.

GOLF GAME v Applicationl led December 5, 1927, Serial No. 237,699. Renewed January 7, 1930.

Ths invention has for its object the provision of a. novel golf game.

A particular feature of the invention is the provision of a game in Which the balls are driven by means of a spring-controlled v the game.

The game is played upon a board suitably,

covered, preferably with a material such as felt, to simulate the turf of a golf course, and the invention includes the use of eyelets to serve as driving tees and securing means v for the covering.

Another feature of the invention resides in the structure of the balls, which are of some heavy material such as lead, and have a number of flat or irregular facets. This construction prevents excessive rolling of the ball on the relatively small board representing the golf course.

In the drawings:

Fig. 1 is a plan view of the board used for the game.

Fig. 2 is an elevation of the golf club used.

Fig. 3 is a section'through the club showing the parts in a different position.

Fig. 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 5 is a section on line ,5 5 of Fig. l.

Fig. G is an elevation of marking flags that arc used with the game.

Fig. 7 is a plan view of the ball used with 5 the game.

Referring to the drawings more partielllarly, the game board comprises a base 10 which is covered by felt or other suitable material as at 11. A guard strip 12 surrounds the board and holds down the edges of the covering 11. The board may be formed with any desired bunkers and vtraps as at 13.

Sunken cups 11.1L form the holes for the game, and a rim 15 surrounds each hole in order to add to the .difficulty of sending the ball into the hole. A numeral may be displayed on the bottom of each hole as shown in Fig.1, anda socket 1G at the bottom of each cup provides means for holding the flags 17 in the Well-known manner of out-door golf.

Thetee for each hole comprises a tubular rivet 18'Which passes through the base 10 and holds a square Washer 19 down against the covering l1. n l

The ball is formed of lead or other suitable heavymaterial and has its surface formed with a plurality of facets 20 to retard the rolling movement of the ball.

y The novel golf club, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and, is formed with a forked lower end in which is pivoted the striking portion 21 having a head 27 resembling that of a conventional golf club. A spring 22 presses against the striking portion 'and normally holds it in the straight position of Fig. 2. A pivoted trigger 23 has an exposed portion 24 and a projection 25 which engages behind the end 26 of the striking portion.

The game is played in the following manner:

v f The ball is placed on the first tee and the to draw back the striking portion 21, and

upon releasing the trigger the spring drive-s the striking portion 21 forward to strike the ball. T he amount of drawback can be regulated by the amount the trigger is depressed and by varying the vertical angle of the club the amount of lift imparted to the ball can be varied. In this Way the game can be played with as much skill as out-door golf and provides a very interesting pastime.

A playing stick for a golf game comprising a handle, a forked lower portion carried by the handle, a striking portion pivoted in the forkedportion, a spring carried by the handle and engaging the striking portion, and a trigger pivoted in the forked portion andadapted to engage thestriking portion.

In testimony whereof I afhX my signature.

EDWARD J. BARANY. 

